#  Ricardo Lopez 

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**Thesis advisor:** Pascal Kaeser  
  
**Rotation lab(s):** Bernardo Sabatini, Pascal Kaeser  
  
**For me, home is:** Santa Barbara, CA  
  
**Undergraduate degree(s):** BS Biology  
  
**Research experience before PiN:** Undergraduate researcher in the Heifets Lab and Malenka Lab   
  
**Current research interests:** How neuromodulatory signaling in striatal and thalamic nuclei influence motivated behavior  
  
**Interests outside lab / favorite hangouts:** Rock climbing, running, photography, hip hop production, reading



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2022-2023](/entry-year/2022-2023)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)